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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
7
The article explains how climate affects wood seasoning and piling methods. It describes spacing in humid regions and tight piling in arid areas to prevent rapid drying and checking, plus illustrations showing roofed top layers and compact layouts for boards, ties, and timber to maximize air flow and drying.
North Dakota Experiment Station reports on manure and fertilizer effects in corn. Stable manure improves moisture retention and soil nutrition, especially with added fertilizer, while alone it still yields strong stalks and better root development, helping drought tolerance. Thick sowing with cultivation in corn yields far more fodder and grain than heavy wheat cultivation rounds.
A farmer from Orange Judd Farmer argues that manure should be drawn and spread on fields as fast as it is produced rather than kept in the barnyard. He explains he has no spreader now but plans to buy one, noting a spreader yields greater results for the same amount of manure.
The article argues many cows lack summer feed, stressing silage and a sequence of crops from rye and wheat to clover oats and peas. It details sowing times, seeding depths, and crop rotations to cover June through frost, highlighting millet, corn, Stowell’s Evergreen corn, and underappreciated pumpkins as key feeds.
Fremont county Iowa man Henry J Heaton proposes a new use for a buggy step by cutting the step along line A and nailing on the hooked part as shown in B to create a strong harness hook. The note ends with a non sequitur about charcoal aiding digestion.
The article explains how painting success relies on proper materials White Lead and Linseed Oil. It describes a test by burning a pea sized amount of White Lead to reveal pure metallic lead and warns against adulterated leads. National Lead Company offers a free blowpipe test kit and booklet re the Dutch Boy Painter as a purity guarantee.
The New York Press notes John D. Rockefeller carries an ancient perforated eagle stone believed to ward disease and disaster. A ribbon threaded through the hole is said to grant greater favors than the stone itself.
A Oswego Montana woman suffered progressive eye pain and loss of sight, then quit coffee and switched to Postum Food Coffee. After three months, her vision and nerves improved, and her nursing baby stayed healthier. A friend also switched to Postum for dyspepsia and headaches with quick relief. There’s a Reason, says Postum Co.
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